From the 19th to the 21st of July, in Amarante, world culture and music will once again be celebrated, with an inclusive, diverse and bold program – completely free, as has been MIMO’s trademark for 20 years.
MIMO, considered one of the biggest free music festivals in Brazil, takes place again in Portugal, with the Municipality of Amarante as the main promoter.
Thus, another MIMO Amarante of unique sounds, aesthetics and textures is anticipated, in which music occupies not only the stages but the entire city, with concerts and parallel activities such as lectures, workshops, exhibitions, performances, cinema and guided tours. A free world of art and culture is anticipated for another unforgettable edition for the public, which in 2019 brought together more than 80 thousand people over the weekend.
This auspicious return to Amarante has been long awaited, as it is the city that hosted the Portuguese editions of the festival between 2016 and 2019, which was born in Olinda, Brazil. It has 20 years of history, with 60 editions, and performances in more than 12 cities in Brazil and Europe, watched by an audience of more than 2 million people eager to hear or discover the best of national and world music.
According to Lu Araújo, the director and founder of the MIMO Festival, “It is always with great emotion that we see thousands of people experiencing art in such an intense and diverse way. MIMO is positive, inclusive and democratic, it is part of Amarante and the people of Amarante, but also of the thousands of national and foreign fans who visit us annually”.
Always free entry, this is the MIMO Festival.
PRIMEIRAS CONFIRMAÇÕES
Marcelo D2 (Brasil) e Fatoumata Diawara (Mali) são os primeiros nomes confirmados, para um cartaz que começa hoje a ser revelado. Dois fulgurantes artistas que constroem percursos artísticos crescentes e de reinvenção de sua música e estética artística.
Marcelo D2 inicia no MIMO Amarante a sua mais recente digressão, com a apresentação de “IBORU”, um disco de 2023 em que propõe o que chamou de “novo samba tradicional”. Já Fatoumata Diawara, uma das grandes representantes do afrofuturismo na cena musical, leva ao palco do MIMO “LONDON KO”, liderando uma expedição ecléctica e vanguardista pelo afrobeat, jazz, pop, electrónica e até pelo hip hop.
ABOUT MARCELO D2
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From Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo D2 begins his European tour, now with the praised album “IBORU”, at MIMO Amarante. A prodigious album that has the artistic ambition of creating a “Revolution in rap, revolution in rock, revolution in samba!” but also the political will for change and combating Bolsonarism. It is his 9th original work.
The artist, one of the most respected names on the Brazilian pop scene, continues
faithful to himself, exploring new sonic possibilities and consolidating musical experiences. After three decades of a fruitful career marked by the search for innovation, the artist turns to his history, mixing, for the first time, the bass of the 808 with the cadence and classic formation of samba in the terreiro. In this “new traditional samba” by
Marcelo D2, cavaquinho, choir, percussion and brass dialogue harmoniously with the hip-hop samples and beats.
The album also features compositions by names from different generations of Brazilian samba, including Moacyr Luz, Diogo Nogueira, Zeca Pagodinho and Xande de Pilares. The joint work with historian and writer Luiz Antonio Simas, on two songs, highlights D2’s quest to deepen his roots in Brazilian popular culture.
Marcelo D2’s passion for art is not limited to music. He also demonstrates a keen eye and unique sensitivity to cinema. His most recent foray into the world of cinema accompanied the release of “IBORU” in 2023. The film, also scripted and directed by him, not only complements the album but presents a unique vision of how the roots of samba, from 3 founding characters of the genre remain contemporary 100 years later.
Mimo FATOUMATA DIAWARA
ABOUT FATOUMATA DIAWARA
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From Mali comes Fatoumata Diawara, one of the unmissable names in new global African music. The singer, songwriter, guitarist, actress and activist,
It already has Grammy Award nominations.
At the MIMO Festival Amarante, she presents her latest work “LONDON KO”, a symbolic neologism that results from the meeting of London and Bamako, the capital of Mali. Produced by Damon Albarn (Blur and Gorillaz), who also participated in 6 songs, and with whom Fatoumata Diawara had already collaborated.
The album, his third from the studio, takes traditional African music as its starting point, its Mandinka roots, taking us on an eclectic and avant-garde journey contaminated by afrobeat, jazz, pop, electronica and even hip hop, in an album that challenges labels and categories. In her music,
Fatoumata criticizes violence and dismantles stereotypes while charting new aesthetic and ethical paths for a futuristic Africa and African diaspora. Through her work, the singer emerges as a feminist activist and is currently an important voice in the struggles of African women.
The album was part of the best-of-the-year lists of reference publications such as Mojo, Uncut, Far Out Magazine, and the PopMatters website.
ABOUT MIMO FESTIVAL
The MIMO Festival was born in Brazil and celebrated its twentieth anniversary in 2023. Created by Lu Araújo, it had its first international edition in 2016 in the city of Amarante.
Entirely free, MIMO is an inclusive festival that prioritizes ease of access and diversity, showcasing the best in current music, in Portugal and around the world, between established names and new talents. It has been a rich and unforgettable experience, offering democratic access to a set of diverse and comprehensive cultural proposals, from cinema to poetry, from workshops to masterclasses.
Artists such as Egberto Gismonti, Herbie Hancock, Tom Zé, Mário Laginha and Pedro Burmester, Pat Metheny and Ron Carter, Tinariwen, Selma Uamusse, Três Tristes Tigres, Ricardo Ribeiro, Goran Bregovic, Rodrigo Amarante, Manel have already participated in the Portuguese editions of the MIMO Festival. Cruz, Rui Veloso, Dead Combo, BaianaSystem, Bruno Pernadas, Salif Keita, Samuel Úria, Seun Kuti & Egypt 80, Criolo, Mayra Andrade, Chico César, Mário Lúcio & the Kriols, Ray Lema, Branko, Don Letts and Emicida, among many others.
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